Michigan

Livingston man charged in molestation

A Livingston County man who works at a Jackson school and as a local camp counselor has been charged with molesting a then 10-year-old girl while he was baby-sitting her, authorities said.

Thomas Page

Thomas Stanley Page, 54, was arraigned Saturday on one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The alleged assault occurred in the girl's Ypsilanti Township home four years ago, said Washtenaw County Sheriff's Cmdr. Dave Egeler.

Page, of Gregory, is a counselor at Divine School in Jackson and also works as a counselor for a Onondaga camp.

Egeler said Livingston County authorities are also investigating Page for similar activities, and he will likely face charges there.

Page was acquainted with the girl's family for five years and frequently baby-sat her at the family home, Egeler said.

The investigation began about a month ago after the girl, now 14, told a school counselor in Livonia, where she now lives, Egeler said.